Written by Sallie Johnson on October 14, 2024. Posted in Blog Posts

Cancer My Arse!

We are delighted to announce becoming one of the Official Sponsors of Cancer my Arse

CANCER MY ARSE! aims to raise awareness and much needed funds for Cancer charities, perhaps to save you or a loved one at some point in the future.

We have offered a male disposal unit for some time now but didn’t really understand the true requirements of the need until we sat down with Kevin Griffiths. Kev is a local business man who is a stoma user since having intrusive surgery as part of his bowel cancer diagnosis.

It is estimated 1 in 335 people in the UK are living with a stoma.

Some of the reasons for having a stoma

• Cancer
• Trauma/Perforation
• Severe constipation
• Damage after radiation treatment

It is already stressful for users to be out and about and need to find suitable washroom facilities. They are entitled to use accessible toilets, yet 25% have reported being verbally abused for having a ‘hidden condition’. The users need facilities to be able to change the bag, wash their hands, dispose of the bag in a waste unit. They do not want to have to carry a doggy bag around – they have the right to dignity and to prevent embarassment a disposal unit should be readily available for their use.

We are working to break the taboo on health related issues and normalise being able to talk openly. If you don’t know someone with a stoma or a male with urinary incontinence, perhaps you need to consider they haven’t shared this personal information with you, rather than it doesn’t exist.

Our units will now display a QR code for you to find out more information about the cause and also links to support from the charities.

Please help us to support Cancer my Arse ,talk to your employer, encourage the awareness and even join in to Kev’s cycling challenge

Male Disposal Unit